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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5059: Relating to cultural heritage institutions

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5059 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to cultural heritage institutions. Primary sponsor: J.B. Akers (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): To Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.B. AkersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Scot HeckertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To Judiciary
  2. To Judiciary
  3. Introduced in Senate
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Passed House (Roll No. 295)
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  10. Read 1st time
  11. Immediate consideration
  12. By substitute, do pass

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source